After bouncing around between the G-League and the NBA over the past two seasons, Butler seems to have finally found his footing with the Washington Wizards. He’s averaging 7.1 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.

For three quarters Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked as if they wanted to give an easy win away to the league-worst Wizards. They got their act together in the fourth quarter and staved off disaster for a 120-106 victory.

Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night. Earlier Monday, Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA for an obscene gesture directed at an official in Saturday’s loss in Memphis.

WASHINGTON — Jalen Green scored 22 of his 29 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets routed the short-handed Washington Wizards 135-112 on Tuesday night.

Andrew Wiggins, Stephen Curry and Dennis Schroder combined for 77 points to overpower the brilliant solo act of Jordan Poole and lift the Golden State Warriors to a 122-114 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Minnesota got double-doubles from both Julius Randle (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert ... Washington rookie Kyshawn George came off the bench to score 10 points, his second double-figure performance in the past three outings. The Wizards shot ...

Draymond Green had a brief but meaningful response to Washington Wizards star Jordan Poole's Golden State Warriors comment.

Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday. Dyson Daniels added 23 points for the Hawks,

Gobert logged 17 points (6-7 FG, 5-6 FT), 12 rebounds and one assist in 31 minutes during Saturday's 124-117 loss to the Cavaliers.

Right now, there are five teams with 10 or fewer wins in an apparent race for the best odds to land the No. 1 pick.

After the Brooklyn Nets' historic 59-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, the Nets (14-27) have firmly put themselves in the 2025 tanking race for the first-overall pick in this year's NBA draft.